Commentary on some 17U weekend tournaments

I am still pouring over scores from this busy end-of-July weekend but here's a few tidbits on teams that did well.  If you want the scoop on players, head over to Prep Hoops Missouri for great articles on individual players.  I will keep to rating teams on a power rating.

Teams that did well:
At the Prep Hoops Midwest Grind in Wichita, the St. Louis Blazers had a good run to the semi-finals where they lost to the eventual winner, Team Buddy Buckets KS Gaddis, who upset Buddy Buckets OK.  The Blazers, normally hot-shooting deserted them against Buddy Buckets, going 0-11 from beyond the arc in the first half and falling behind 34-14.  Look for good things from the Blazers.  A big win for the Blazers was beating Kansas Pray N Play, always a top team.  The Kansas Kings, SSA Hoops Elite Black, and Oklahoma Chaos also looked good.  

D1 Minnesota dominated the Hardwood Classic session II with a resounding win over a very good YOBO team in the final.  Kingdom Hoops, Marcus Denmon, and Martin Brothers also looked good.  Watch out for D1 Minnesota.

Urban DFW Elite won out at the 2020 National Championships in Dallas beating a great Dallas Showtyme Elite.  Texas Impact 4:13 and Team Foe Elite are forces to be reckoned with.

At the Prep Hoops #HardWorkSzn Classic in Council Bluffs, Ia, Beyond Ball College Prospects, Iowa Mavs Fisher, Illinois HoopStars National 17U and South Dakota Network all won their brackets.  Lincoln Supreme National 1, another top team, was upset early by Minnesota Crossfire Stone.

SW Jets Orange was challenged in the 21st Annual Gateway All American championship game against a much improved Old Gold Dream Team that struggled against St. Louis teams a year ago.  The Jets Orange are one of the best in the St. Louis area and I don't think they have hit full stride yet.

On another front, I was looking forward to watching defending national champion, Mokan Elite, play their first tournament at Hardwood session II but heard they have decided not to compete this summer after holding an outstanding weeklong clinic.  That means 6'9" Sam Thompson, Francis Howell center, might be back with LHBA for a couple of RecruitLook tournaments in August, which would be great news for Coach Eric Bain and his 17U crew.

More later....  I have a handful of tournaments I didn't run through the statistics yet.



Hardwood Classic - Session II July 24-25    
https://admin.tourneymachine.com/Public/Results/Division.aspx?IDTournament=h2020021223265686600a54df7ad8049&IDDivision=h20200212232656886659f346e1f2f41
D1 Minnesota 17U MN 138
Kingdom Hoops 17U MO 131
YOBO MO 130
Martin Brothers  IA 125
Marcus Denmon 17U MO 123
Iowa Barnstormers Gold 17U IA 120
CarrollGoL1ve MO 119
TeamGOL1ve MO 119
P.L.U.T.O Prospects (17U) MO 116
MOKAN 2021 MO 114
International Elite 17U MO 111
Team KC Hooks MO 110
All Missouri Attack 17U MO 109
OK Swarm 17U OK 108
Oklahoma Impact OK 108
Missouri Hawks MO 107
Gth 4XII MO 107
Missouri Flight Gold MO 107
Oklahoma Hustle Black OK 104
Platte County MO 102
KC Impact MO 102
Kansas Hoggs KS 102
Missouri Elite MO 99
Iowa Barnstormers Black 17U IA 98
Sting MO 97
Oklahoma Hustle White OK 96
Team Invictus 17U MO 94
Team Iowa 17u Elite IA 93
More Than Athletes Releford MO 86
Missouri Flight White MO 85
Golden Eagles MO 71
2020 National Basketball Championship 
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/145807/2020-national-basketball-championship/divisions
Urban DFW Elite TX 132
Texas Impact 4:13 TX 130
Dallas Showtyme Elite TX 130
Team FOE Elite 2021 TX 125
Real Deal Elite LA 116
Texas Elite Texarkana TX 114
Triumph 17U Gold TX 114
Team United Texas (Jourdan) TX 114
Texas Renegades TX 113
ProSkills SATX Black TX 112
Team Future TX 112
Triumph 17U Black TX 112
HG Elite Chad TX 110
REB TX 108
Team FOE 2021 White TX 107
DC Kings Denton TX 107
AGA Mayfield CO 106
JJ Pearce Mustangs TX 106
Beast Elite TX 105
3D Eagles Elite TX 104
OC Starz TX 103
Chicago Hoops IL 102
Texas Impact 4:13 AE TX 102
D1 Nation Texas TX 101
MO CITY BALLERS TX 101
Dallas Showtyme Black Elite TX 100
Texas Gators Elite TX 100
Dallas Showtyme White Elite TX 99
Kingdom Performance TX 99
United Ballers Ken TX 99
Team United Texas (white) TX 98
KS Gameball KS 97
3D Eagles Elite 2 TX 96
Texas Tar Heels 2021 Black TX 96
Rocky Mountain Select TX 96
Eagles Elite TX 96
Triumph 17U Silver TX 96
TBC 17U TX 95
Apex Elite TX 94
Texas Lonestar Red TX 91
Longhorns TX 89
Crowley Starz TX 88
Team FOE 2021 Black TX 87
AGA Butler TX 86
ntx bulls TX 84
Sharks Elite Basketball 17u TX 79
21st Annual Gateway All American
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/150449/21st-annual-gateway-all-american/divisions/schedulestandingsbrackets/442080
Jets Orange
 IL 118
Old Gold Dream Team
 IL 116
Illinois Bears - Walker
 IL 114
TNBC Elite
 TN 112
Jets Blue
 IL 110
Missouri Basketball Club
 MO 110
Semo Bulls
 MO 109
Jets White
 IL 108
St Louis COBRAS-ANM Elite
 MO 105
Gateway - Knights
 MO 102
Southern Illinois
 IL 100
Illinois Bears - Ritzel
 IL 99
Arsenal Hoops
 MO 95
St Louis Cobras Elite (Powells)
 MO 92
Lancers
 MO 87
La’Familia Hoops 2021
 MO 87
Prep Hoops #HardWorkSzn Classic  Counsel Bluffs, Ia
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/148933/prep-hoops-hardworkszn-classic/divisions/schedulestandingsbrackets/437953
Beyond Ball College Prospects IA 125
Iowa Mavs Fisher 17U IA 124
South Dakota Network 17U SD 122
Lincoln Supreme National 1 - 17U NE 120
Illinois HoopStars National 17U IL 120
Wisconsin Crusaders AD 17U WI 118
Playmakers Showcase 17U (Shaw) NE 118
TEAM RWA IL 116
Hoffman's Hoops Academy 17U NE 115
Beyond Ball Next Up 17U IA 115
South Dakota Attack 17U SD 115
GICC Hoops IA 114
Illinois TWolves 17U IL 112
MN Crossfire - Stone MN 111
Illinois HoopStars Elite - Nelson 17U IL 109
TNT 5 - Iowa Prep Black 17U IA 108
Lincoln Supreme National 2 - 17U NE 107
ABP Athletics 17U NE 102
Hoffman's Hoops Academy - Noah NE 102
MN Crossfire - Jorgenson MN 102
Illinois HoopStars Elite - Willis 17U IL 102
Colorado Titans Gold 17U CO 102
Illinois HoopStars Central White 17U IL 100
Iowa Mavs Schlabaugh 17U IA 99
Iowa Dynasty 17U IA 99
Gilleylen Elite 17U NE 99
Missouri Mavericks MO 99
17u FORCE Bartlett IA 97
TNT 5 - Iowa Prep Red 17U IA 95
Hoffman's Hoops Academy - Ed NE 93
Illinois Legends 17U IL 93
Beyond Ball 24K 17U IA 93
Colorado Soldiers CO 92
Beyond Ball Grind 17U IA 81
Iowa Chill Athletics 17U IA 68
Colorado Titans Black 17U CO 64
Reebok World Championships Kansas City
http://reebokseries.com/tournaments-2/
Armoured Elite 2021 (Higden, AR)
 AR 109
PROGRAM SELECT MO 96
SEMO Select (Greenville, MO) MO 96
SBC (tulsa, OK) OK 95
Integrity & Legacy Hoops Rising Stars (Schaumburg, IL) IL 93
Go Hard Basketball-STL (St Charles, MO) MO 87
Missouri Mavericks West 17U (Grover, MO) MO 82
Cardinal City Mafia MO 82
Prep Hoops Midwest Grind Wichita
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/145312/prep-hoops-midwest-grind-session/divisions/teams/452035
TBB KS 17U - Gaddis
 KS 136
Team Buddy Buckets 17U
 OK 133
Saint Louis Blazers 17U
 MO 122
Kansas Kings
 KS 119
SSA Hoops Elite Black 17U
 CO 119
Oklahoma Chaos Elite 17U
 OK 119
Kansas Pray N Play 17U
 KS 118
Tulsa Hawks Elite 17U
 OK 117
CHA 17U Arnold
 CO 115
H&H Elite 17U
 OK 114
Oklahoma Power 17U
 OK 113
OYG 17U
 OK 113
Team Perry Ellis PE34 17U
 KS 112
Wichita Padres 17U
 KS 112
WKE-Eddy
 KS 110
Kansas Hoggs 17U
 KS 110
Victory Ministry 17U
 MO 107
Colorado Mayhem - Turner 17U
 CO 107
17U 5280 Cardinals Mamunes
 CO 102
Oklahoma Jets
 OK 102
TBB KS 17U - Hays
 KS 100
Tulsa Hawks Blue 17U
 OK 100
Colorado United Basketball Club
 CO 97
365 Hoops Elite 17U
 KS 97
Tulsa Hawks White 17U
 OK 96
SSA Hoops Elite White 17U
 CO 95
Oklahoma Wolfpack 17U
 OK 92
D1 Houston 17U
 TX 90
Colorado Anarchy 17U
 CO 87
34 Hoops 17U
 MO 86
Team Ten-10
 KMO 81
Colorado Mayhem - Bahlmann 17U
 CO 78

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